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12 Special File OK compost Home Technical file 100% home compostable packaging The home compostable film project is a successful cooperation between various partners from different areas of activity: • Carrefour Belgium: market leader in large-scale distribution in Belgium • Vinçotte: responsible for awarding approval under the OK compost Home programme • Innovia: manufacturer of the NatureFlex packaging film (formerly UCB) • Michon: sole distributor of NatureFlex for Belgium • Brava: supplier and packager of organic fruit and vegetables for Carrefour Belgium • Reynders: the printers who also conducted the research into suitable paper, glue and inks • OWS: Organic Waste System as the test laboratory • Government institutions and public bodies: VLACO, OVAM, InterLeuven, IVCIE Film NatureFlex NE 30 µm • NatureFlex complies with European standard EN13432:2000 and has Dincerto (Germany) and OK compost (Belgium) certification. OK compost Home is a supplementary programme to OK compost. • 100% home compostable. • Made of transparent cellulose film. This basic ingredient is a Renewable Raw Material. The cellulose is from a type of Eucalyptus from GM-free forests under sustainable forest management. All wood pulp suppliers comply with the ISO 14000 environmental standard. • Pre-printed in 1 colour, with the OK compost Home label and with a green grid pattern printed in vegetable ink. • The film has excellent transparency and machine handling qualities, has a pleasant sound under the fingers and is perfectly sealable and GMO-free. • The film, the printing on it, the glue and the label are all broken down completely after 12 weeks. Tray cardboard pulp • 100% compostable – but can preferably be recycled by selective collection of paper and cardboard. A consumer survey by the Industrial Association of Biodegradable Polymers and Bioplastics shows that consumers feel very positive about the replacement of traditional plastic by Renewable Raw Materials – the collective name for all biodegradable and compostable packaging materials derived from renewable resources. The advantages for the environment: • Saving in fossil resources (petroleum) • Saving of energy (50%) in manufacture • Saving of glue (50%) by localised gluing of the label • Less dependent on crude oil • Less non-recyclable waste thanks to the home composting solution • Less C0 2 emission, generally confirmed in all Life Cycle Analysis studies Label Vellum NP 51 • With line pattern and wtaer based ink. • The glue is applied in lines to attach the label. This has two advantages: very little glue is needed, and the pattern of lines promotes air circulation, an additional advantage during the composting process.
VinçotteChronicle 13 To provide maximum assistance to consumers, Vinçotte has developed the OK compost, OK compost Home and OK biodegradable logos. A compostable material with the OK compost label can be composted in a professional composting plant without affecting the quality of the compost. In some cases, a high temperature is needed for it to break down (above 55 o in a processing plant). A product with the OK biodegradable label is biodegradable in a particular natural environment (soil, air, salt water, fresh water etc.). It breaks down into carbon dioxide, mineral salts and biomass. A compostable material with the OK compost Home label is suitable for composting in a compost bin, compost heap or compost trough. If the composting process runs correctly the material will break down within 16 weeks. The Carrefour group, which has a footfall of two billion customers worldwide per year, is the major distributor in Europe and is ranked number two in the world. In 2004 Carrefour Belgium grew by 2.83% to reach an annual turnover of €5,261 million. As well as the commercial dynamic, the dynamic of new shop openings will prove a major strength in 2005: the 500 stores level will be passed this year. Innovia – the new name for UCB – has existed since September 2004, following UCB’s takeover by a consortium led by Dennis Matthewman (formerly Managing Director of Hays Chemical Distribution) in cooperation with Candover Partners Ltd. With 5 production companies on 3 continents, an annual turnover of €362 million and 1,600 employees worldwide, Innovia is the front runner in Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and cellulose films for packaging and labelling. Interesting fact: Innovia is the world’s only manufacturer of polymer banknotes, through a joint venture with the Reserve Bank of Australia. These notes last for much longer and are practically impossible to forge. Our Commitment to the Planet: • The Carrefour group attaches great importance to sustainable development and environmentally friendly products. • The Carrefour group accepts its responsibility worldwide to develop solutions to part of the waste issue. • The Carrefour group aims to make maximum use of renewable sources and high functionality. • Carrefour Belgium launched packaging with the OK compost label in 2003. This initiative was first started in the smaller organic niche market. Consumers in that niche market are also particularly sensitive to environmental issues. • Carrefour Belgium wishes to seize the unique opportunity to go on playing a pioneering role within the group, with positive consequences at European and global level. AVI-CERTEST Products tests and certifies biomaterials at various levels: • Tests in accordance with a specific programme • Tests to check whether the materials comply with the standards, using the standards documents as reference • Type studies AVI-CERTEST Products awards the three certification marks. These guarantee that the materials in question comply with the prevailing regulations and standards. They also guarantee follow-up of their manufacture. AVI-CERTEST Products works as an independent third party. That added value is the best guarantee of visibility, credibility and objectivity.
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